Interesting on how finally the truth of “global warming” and its consequences has finally hit home after Hurricane Sandy. It’s more than about time that FEMA which is probably one more super storm from bankruptcy get its financial house in order. Excluding major catastrophic storms FEMA has been spending about 70 percent of its yearly budget on the same flood prone areas decade after decade. The two tier flood insurance policies favor those with subsidized grandfathered insurance policies who pay far lower rates over those of new homeowners who pay the full estimated cost. Private insurance rates are based on risk and any private insurance company whether insuring automobile drivers, transport shipping or home owners must adjust their rates accordingly. Truth told many of these homeowners have “lucked out” as many of the FEMA maps remain badly outdated and are only now being redrawn as the result of recent hurricane, tropical storm activity. Despite the recent feel good sloganeering of us being “Stronger than the Storm” we as humans must learn to live with nature and against it. If and until we can reduce our human carbon footprints and damage that has been caused to our atmosphere we must live with the consequences that it has produced which are increasingly powerful storms, tidal surges and a slowly rising sea levels. The government and its taxpayers can longer afford to promote and subsidize those stupid or foolish enough to be building in unstable geological areas.

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